Looking Proverbs

A chicken that hatches a crocodile's eggs is looking for trouble. (Madagascan Proverb)
He can't see the beam in his own, but he's looking for an eyelash in someone else's. View proverb
Azerbaijani Proverb
He's looking for the donkey while sitting on it. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny. View proverb
Irish Proverb
he has lost the horse, but is looking for the horseshoe. View proverb
Persian Proverb
Meaning: Blaming the wrong reason. Looking for a scapegoat. View proverb
Indonesian Proverb
What you go looking for, you will find. View proverb
Russian Proverb
What's too hard for a man must be worth looking into. View proverb
Kenyan Proverb
When you are looking for a country with no tombstones you will find yourself in the land of cannibals. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
Do not waste your time looking for soft ground to drive your spade in. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles. (Senegalese Proverb)
If you are looking for bad luck, you will soon find it. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The devil was good looking at eighteen, and course tea makes a bitter first cup. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The woman who takes a wolf for a husband is always looking into the wood. View proverb
Basque Proverb
Looking at a king's mouth one would never think he sucked his mother's breast. View proverb
African Proverb
Carve the peg by looking at the hole. View proverb
Korean Proverb
The looking glass is the enemy of ugly women. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
A blind man will not thank you for a looking glass. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
A lizard that fell from the top of a tree wastes its time looking back to where it fell from; if there was anything good the lizard deserved, it could not have missed it while it was there on top of the tree. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Looking for a pin in the ocean. View proverb
Thai Proverb
God is looking for those who come to him. (Ukrainian Proverb)
The winter does not go without looking backward. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
Once you have found your first diamond, you will never give up looking. View proverb
South African Proverb
If you are looking for a fly in your food it means that you are full. View proverb
South African Proverb
Looking down at one's nose. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
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